“My father was in World War II; I guess this is how it has always been. He left in November of ‘42 and was gone for three years, no cell phone, no e-mail, nothing. If you were lucky maybe you’d get a letter or a package ... at least it’s not like that today,” said Terry.

Dan arrived in Kuwait in August of 2007, and after being stationed there for a short time, he headed to Baghdad in December.